Chapter 576 T-shaped rolls, brothers in distress
There was dead silence in the hall.
Everyone here understands the truth, but the reality before us is cruel.
It turned out to be a very substantial area - the income from the two Zhejiang Salt Affairs was cleaned out by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Long Jinwei the year before last. It was completely gone, and it was very difficult to rebuild the network; now if the sea trade area is completely abolished, , then only the Lianghuai Salt Service is left.
In fact, the Lianghuai Salt Service is rich enough. If Lin Ruhai's elm-headed head can be more enlightened and his hands are looser, he may not be able to make up for the losses of the first two pieces.
Even though it cannot be as moisturizing as before, it can at least make up for half of it.
But Lin Ruhai strictly abides by the rules set by the original Emperor, and resolutely refuses to go beyond the customization. In the past two years, he could rely on the concubine to occasionally send a message or give a decree to give extra money, but starting from last year, this The servant refused again.
Prince Yi Zhong's eyes turned around Chu and Wang, and finally nodded: "Mr. Chu, please take a trip to Yangzhou and Jinling. I will ask Lao Gu and the others to accompany you. If Zhen Yingjia slips to Gu Shu, Head, that Gu is going to have surgery on him; Ke Zhen, take Gu’s letters to Ningbo and Zhangzhou. They write to Ningbo and Zhangzhou all day long. They write letters complaining all day long. This time I want to see their courage. Fujian Navy , I have arrangements, you can move bigger, if there is a problem, I will find a way to say hello to Fujian and Zhejiang,..."
It was rare to see Prince Yi Zhong be so decisive. Chu Qi and Wang Zinian also knew that this time, Prince Yi Zhong's life was affected, forcing him to make a decision.
Cutting off the income from maritime smuggling has almost pushed the prince into a desperate situation, but Lin Ruhai on the Lianghuai River side has always refused to give in. The stalemate between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor over the selection of the next salt patrol censor will continue. Maybe this It's just an opportunity.
If we want to turn this situation around, we can only take a two-pronged approach. There must be progress and gains in the Lianghuai Salt Service, and there must be a breakthrough in smuggling from Fujian and Zhejiang. We must not let the opening of the sea start so easily and smoothly. .
Seeing that both Chu Qi and Wang Zinian looked a little heavy, Prince Yizhong stood up again and waved his hand.
“You two, don’t be too worried. Gu knows what he’s doing. Don’t think Gu is having a hard time right now. The fourth child is also being roasted on the stove. Does he think this throne is so easy to sit on?”
Prince Yoshitaka was pacing back and forth on the steps of the hall, his eyes a little colder.
"The Fourth Brother is now forced into a desperate situation. The Jurchens in Liaodong are on the offensive. Li Chengliang has officially requested to take up an official position due to illness. The Fourth Brother has not agreed, but Li Chengliang is determined not to work. Humph, he is an old man in name only. This old guy In fact, they have realized that the trouble is serious. As soon as the Kuandian Six Forts were abandoned and the slave chiefs' troops were directed towards the Yalu River, the attitude of the North Korean side began to change. Originally, it was just a compromise with the Jianzhou Jurchens, but now the Jurchens have spoken, North Korea There’s already some movement over there,…”
Chu Qi and Wang Zinian exchanged glances, "Your Majesty, over there in Liaodong..."
"Hmph, if Li Chengliang doesn't serve as the governor of Jiliao, who can take on this important task? Li Chengliang was the fourth son who forcibly carried him out of the mountain. He thought that Li Chengliang could still be like what he did twenty or thirty years ago, bowing his head and obeying orders as soon as Manurhaci came out. , I don’t want to think that times have changed, and the Jurchens in Jianzhou are so ambitious. If Zhou Dynasty does not have enough strength to suppress him, how can he listen to the words of an old man? Do you really think that the Jurchens can talk to you about some **** friendship? "
Prince Yi Zhong's words were full of disdain, "It's better now. Li Chengliang is timid and feels that he can't control Jianzhou Jurchen. Kuandian Liubao has been lost. North Korea's attitude has changed, so he wants to get out to avoid losing his life in the evening." , couldn’t the ministers in the court see it? I heard that the scholars in the north were extremely dissatisfied with this, and collectively submitted a letter demanding that Li Chengliang be held accountable. There was a flood of bullets and letters from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the fourth child was trying to protect it..."
This news was beyond what Chu Qi and Wang Zinian could learn, so it seemed that the emperor's life was equally difficult.
If you really let the censors start biting Li Chengliang, no one can stop these censors from searching for the root cause. With Li Chengliang's many years of arrogance, domineering and greed in Liaodong, is there anything wrong with him?
Once Li Chengliang is dismissed, how many of Li Chengliang's sons are still serving in Liaodong, and what will those martial artists think? Do you think it's a waste of time and money?
But if you leave him alone or send out a few capable censors, it will undoubtedly make the northern scholars and even the civil servants in the court greatly hate the emperor, and these northern scholars are exactly the emperor's basic base. , hate them, and Jiangnan scholars have always been the base of the Supreme Emperor, and are even more inclined to Prince Yi Zhong. Doesn't this make relatives hate and enemies happy?
No wonder that although the prince was in a bad mood, he was not in an uncontrollable state. He was a brother and a half, and they were all in the same predicament.
"Also, now that the imperial court has no money, Zheng Jizhi has been encouraging the fourth child to take out the money in the inner treasury, but the inner treasury of the fourth child is so bare that a mouse can run away, and he dare not tell the outside world..., Chai Ke He eagerly came back from Western Xinjiang just for money. Is it so easy to be the Governor of the Three Borders? Is it so easy to earn the reputation of opening up new territories and regaining lost territory?..."
The contempt on Prince Yoshitaka's face grew more and more. He also needed to cheer up his two capable subordinates and not let them lose their fighting spirit.
"The fourth child is playing a good game. He actually let Liu Dongyang and the traitors do some tricks to restore the land. He thinks that this can add glory to himself and make him famous in history. Want to be the Emperor of Qin and the Emperor of Han? Don't even think about it. Shazhou and Hami Is it so easy to recover?"
"... Logistics supplies for thousands of miles of land, and tens of thousands of people eating horse chews, all have to be piled up with money. Even the towns of Gansu and Ningxia can't afford it, and they actually want to restore the land. Face-saving work is purely to put makeup on his own face, and it is simply ridiculous to make fun of national affairs!"
It is true that sitting on the throne is beautiful, but there are more messes and more pressure. Even a small mess like Prince Yi Zhong is in a mess, let alone Emperor Yonglong, who is responsible for the entire Zhou Dynasty?
"Bu Shitu and Su Nang are about to fight again on the grassland, and Lin Danhan from Chahar is sharpening his sword outside the border wall of Xuanda again. This scares Niu Jizong, who also demands to strengthen military equipment and replenish his troops with food and pay all day long. , I heard that Zhang Jingqiu and Laosi no longer dare to see Niu Jizong, hahahaha,..."
Laughter echoed in the hall, and it was not until Chu Qi and Wang Zinian left that Prince Yi Zhong slowly regained his smile.
It is true that the fourth child is having a hard time, but this does not mean that he is having a better time, nor does it mean that the fourth child cannot play well. He is the emperor and faces a lot of troubles, but he can mobilize more resources.
He has been a prince, and he knows his younger brother very well, and he is especially able to tolerate it. Otherwise, he would not have been able to overthrow himself and sit in this position.
These difficulties are indeed quite troublesome, but it does not mean that the fourth child is helpless. There are still some capable people in the cabinet and the six departments, and they will naturally make suggestions for him and share his worries and solve problems.
Thinking of this, Prince Yoshitaka couldn't help but sigh. If he were sitting in the fourth position, he would definitely do better than him.
Look at what he did. He promoted Li Chengliang as governor of Jiliao, gave up the Six Forts of Kuandian, and went on to do Shazhou and Hami in Forte. He didn't seriously think about the current predicament of the Zhou Dynasty, and he continued to do this all day long. it's useless.
However, Prince Yoshitaka has to admit that this strategy of opening up the sea is indeed a good medicine. However, this is a good medicine for the fourth son and even the court, but it is a heart-breaking medicine for himself.
This Feng Ziying, I didn't expect that a young girl of fifteen or sixteen years old could actually play such a big trick. I really underestimated this guy.
Prince Yizhong felt a little annoyed when he thought of this. Didn't he say that he was born in martial arts? You have a close relationship with Rong Ning's second house, so why are you so determined to work for the fourth child?
This guy's father is actually the commander-in-chief of Yulin. It is said that Chai Ke wants to recommend him to succeed the governor of the three sides. Thinking of this, Prince Yi Zhong couldn't help but feel slightly moved.
I don’t know what this guy’s likes and weaknesses are?
I just want to have a better understanding so that I can prescribe the right medicine.
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Seeing the graceful beauty coming out of Jia Lian's room, Feng Ziying couldn't help but say "F*ck" in her heart.
No wonder Sister Lin spoke in a weird tone when talking about Brother Lian, and no wonder Zicuckoo looked at her with a different look.
Feng Ziying was a little confused before. She also thought why the Zicuckoo had such a weird expression. It turned out that it was directed at Jia Lian. She probably regarded herself as the same as Jia Lian?
Yangzhou Skinny Horse is indeed well-deserved.
Just looking at the way he walks, he looks self-pitying and graceful. Moreover, I heard that he is good at playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, flute and flute, and he can even recite poems and compose poems.
Feng Ziying didn't know how much money Jia Lian spent to redeem the girl. It was said that he had combed the woman, and it seemed that he couldn't get it without a thousand taels of silver.
He really didn't know the market price of this Yangzhou thin horse. He had heard about the price of his mother-in-law in Datong a few years ago. Those with excellent qualifications usually cost more than a thousand taels of silver, or even thousands of taels for the more expensive ones. The Yangzhou thin horse who is as famous as Datong's mother-in-law will not be lower than this number.
Could it be that Jia Lian has been suppressed in the house for a long time, and it has only been a while since he came out that he started to let himself go?
If you have to go back and let jealous Wang Xifeng know about it, what's the point?
But looking at Jia Lian's brows and smiling face and the way this woman was quarreling with each other, Feng Ziying felt a chill.
It was a good time before this day, but in the future, in the Shura field, Brother Lian, have you figured out how to deal with Sister Feng?
(End of this chapter)